European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 faces n places the stars and stripes saturday december 27,1986 Texas Trio emerges with underwater records from press dispatches three divers who set world records for under Waitr endurance returned i Hind in Arlington Texas asking for dry clo Ilies a hair dryer and Popcorn. The Girlfriend of diver Jay Smith said he also emerged from the water wednesday night As her Hus band to be Sherrl malaise said Smith proposed to her while underwater and she accepted. At i0 3n . Tuesday. Smith and Al Kef Clit broke the world Reford for slaying under water last ing 105 hours. At to . Fay Henry 32, broke the women s world record of 52 hours. Tie two men had planned to stay under for 150 hours until 7 . Christmas Day but All three decided to come Oul at 6 . Wednesday because dermatologists were worried about their skin conditions said Michael a. Fox president of a sports promotion firm that supervised the Eft Brt. Malaise said Smith made his marriage proposal on monday through the radio in his mask. Everybody old me he was delirious because he was underwater and did t Hac All his senses she said. Studio hand finds Mem Lions television Star Larry Hagman is going to serve As part of a unique Reward for the recovery of two life is cd mahogany Lions reported stolen from Mem s former lot in Culver City Calif. The Lions turned up wednes Day in inc studio and the worker who found them will get inc Reward of lunch with Hagman and an appearance on his popu Lar Dallas series. The Lions representing the roaring Symbol of the metro Goldwyn mayor film co., were found tucked away in the prop Erly department said Burl Van Hagman pen senior vice president of administration at Lorimar Tek pictures which took Over the former Mem studio lot last month. Mike Miller of the studio drapery department will get the Reward. The Winner will Dine Well the Chancellor of the University of Alaska has doubled the Ante in his hockey Wager with the University of Maine president 20 pounds of Maine lobster or an equal measure of alaskan icing crab will be paid after monday s game in Portland. The Maine school s president Dale lick had bet 10 pounds of his state s celebrated crustacean. But Alaska s Chancellor. Patrick o Rourke fired Thomas off i Telegram to lick this week upping inc Ante to 20 pounds of lobster or crab. If Maine wins said lick Well have a party. Twenty pounds of crab meat is a  Black skater offers advice Dob Thomas the first Bluck woman to win the world figure skating championship says people should t be afraid to be the first at things. People Are basically people and they should do what they re capable of doing Thomas said in an interview to be published in i Ara in Magazine sunday. They Houldin t be held Back  nobody else has done it  Thomas who plans to com Pete in the 1988 olympics said people Are always saying there never was a Black figure skater before. What motivated you i did t have to have a Black figure skater to motivate me. My mom always led me to believe i could do whatever i wanted to and 1 could make my role models Whoey. Or i warned them 1o  scoff makes pitch for Florida Abc Weatherman Willard Scott will look like he just got out of bed when he kicks off an and Campaign for fresh Florida fruit on new year s Day. Helloco Sunshine Scott will say to Citrus bowl football game fans As he greets a new Day wearing Green and yellow pyjamas. The portly Scott will appear five More times Dur ing the game standing in a grocery store fruit bin kissing a Grapefruit and so on. The Citrus bowl carried on Abc on new year s Day was a natural vehicle for launching the Campaign because the Florida Citrus commission kicks in �375,000 As a sponsor said Pete ban executive vice president of Fry Hammond Barr the Orlando Agency handling inc promotion. Fri Delia s Fruitcake still aging some Fruitcake May taste like it s More than a Century old but a Fruitcake from the oven of Frid clip Ford is really that old. She baked it november 1878 and it s still in her family. The tradition was that they baked inc cake on thanksgiving let it age for one year and then Cut into it the Neil thanksgiving says Morgan Ford of Tii Cumsey mich., her great grandson. When Frid Clia died in 1879, the family held onto he rum Flavoured Fruitcake baked in her farmhouse in Bercy Ohio Morgan Ford became its custodian in 1952. "1 keep it in the dining room kind of up High where the Gran kids can l get to it he said. Twenty years ago an Uncle Amos Ford nibbled on the family treasure Ford said adding we like to say that he lived for two years More so it could t have been Loo  hire still misses nightclub the new Orleans nightclub where Al Illert blew his Horn for 22 years has been turned into Ripley j be Lieve it or not museum and inc jazz trumpeter says he s unlikely to Start another. Hirt 64. Said three years ago he was thinking of opening a club in Memphis term., or St. Louis but now he says ill never leave. I m going to croak right  he spends much of h is on the Road playing pop concerts and one Ghl stands. He said Bourbon Street is just As Tacky As it was when he closed Al Hirt s three years ago raising a juror by saying the Hurt Street had become dirty dangerous and filled with unsavoury characters. And the jazz places kind of went Down the Drain. I thought that was Sud. I still think it s sad he said. Looking Back at his old club he said i m Sony in some ways 1 got rid of it. In some ways 1 feel a Lille lonesome for  Tundra town treasures frees residents of Barrow Alaska known to trivia buffs As the northernmost town in America must travel More than 700 Miles to buy Christmas Trees unless they want to Settle for $70 plastic ones. Trees Don t grow on the Tundra and none Are sold in Barrow. So they must be flown in. Airline officials said dozens of Trees have travelled in the cargo holds of their planes on flights to bar Row far North of inc Arctic Circle. Rosalva Falcon who works for Mark air in Barrow. Said residents who flew 725 Miles to Anchorage to go shopping often returned with More than one Christmas tree one for themselves and two or three others for friends. We be had quite a few Between so and 75," she said noting he average freight Cost came to 135 a tree from Anchorage to Barrow. 1986 leaders perspective 5 30 . Dec 27 part i 5 30 . Jan 3-part ii the two programs will feature three interviews conducted by an news assignments editor Gary Bautell with . Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt us Lafieur commander Gen. Glenn k. Otis and Safe commander Gen. Charles l Donnelly or. The programs represent a perspective on the past 12 months an analysis from three of the people involved in the events and developments in Central Europe in 1986 and the Impact those events have had on the men and women of the . European come